Why some US cities are facing a spree of 'smash-and-grab' crimes

Posted on AllSides December 7th, 2021
From The Left

A wave of "smash-and-grab" crimes is plaguing upscale stores in major US cities, with mobs of thieves making off with expensive goods in brazen, nighttime raids.

At least 18 people broke into a Nordstrom department store in Los Angeles Monday night and stole thousands of dollars in merchandise, the city's police chief said.

The thefts followed a rash of similar incidents over the weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area. A group of thieves swarmed the Southland Mall in Hayward on Sunday evening, wielding hammers to smash cases at a jewelry store before grabbing...

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https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/23/us/smash-and-grab-thefts-explainer-cec/index.html

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